Professional Skills · Preparatory 1

15/15 weeks ready · Follows the order of the Egyptian Ministry of Education and Technical Education textbook Industry Skills (مهارات الصناعة وريادة الأعمال), Preparatory 1 (Grade 7), Term 1: Unit 1 Natural Woods in Different Environments (natural woods, wood joints, Arqat/fretwork) and Unit 2 Plumbing and Water Awareness (water awareness, healthy plumbing materials and tools, practical activities), then a general review. All explanations, activities and quizzes are Darslab’s own.

Term 1Unit 1 Natural Woods in Different Environments (Egyptian and African woods and wood industries; wooden joints and carpentry safety; Arqat fretwork: tools, materials, steps, finishing, name medals); Unit 2 Plumbing and Water Awareness (water awareness; the plumber, pipes, fittings and tools; mixers, basins, filters and cost estimates); review and Term 1 project

من الشجرة إلى الخشب: مصادره وأنواعه في مصر Unit 1 Natural Woods in Different Environments, Lesson 1 (part 1): sources of natural wood and Egyptian woods

من أفريقيا إلى الورشة: أخشاب وصناعات وريادة أعمال Unit 1, Lesson 1 (part 2): African woods, wood-based industries, research and entrepreneurship

فنّ التعشيق: كيف تتماسك قطع الخشب؟ Unit 1, Lesson 2 (part 1): wood joints (joinery): meaning, importance, first types

تعاشيق الأدراج وسلامة الورشة Unit 1, Lesson 2 (part 2): dovetail and biscuit joints; safety rules in the carpentry workshop

من الفكرة إلى القائمة: إطار ورفّ وحامل هاتف Unit 1, Lesson 2 (part 3): applied activities with joints: picture frame, hanging shelf, recycled wood, wooden phone holder

فنّ الأركت: تفريغ الخشب ورسمه Unit 1, Lesson 3 (part 1): the art of Arqat (fretwork): meaning, heritage, hand and electric tools

خامات الأركت وخطواته وتاريخه Unit 1, Lesson 3 (part 2): Arqat materials, how the Arqat saw is used, history, review items

من الفكرة إلى القطعة: التنفيذ والتشطيب والجدوى Unit 1, Lesson 3 (part 3): making an Arqat piece, finishing stages, research groups

ميدالية الاسم ومراجعة الوحدة الأولى Unit 1, Lesson 3 (part 4): name medals activity; Unit 1 round-up

الوعي المائي: لا نُسرف ولا نُلوّث Unit 2 Plumbing and Water Awareness (opener p. 34), Lesson 1: water awareness and rationalising water use

السبّاك والماء في بيتنا Unit 2, Lesson 2 (part 1): healthy plumbing: the plumber's job, importance, services

مواسير التغذية وملحقاتها وأدوات السبّاك Unit 2, Lesson 2 (part 2): supply pipes and fittings, taps, mixers and valves, plumbing tools

الممارسة في السباكة: الخلّاط والحوض Unit 2, Lesson 3 (part 1): practical activities in plumbing: fitting a mixer, fitting a pedestal basin

فلتر الماء ومقايسة التكاليف Unit 2, Lesson 3 (part 2): water filter candles and a cost estimate

مراجعة الفصل ومشروع الفصل Term 1 review: Unit 1 and Unit 2 review questions (pp. 54–58) and Term 1 plan project

The Egyptian Ministry of Education and Technical Education (MOETE) is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, Darslab. Lessons follow the order of the Ministry’s textbooks; all explanations, exercises and quizzes are Darslab’s own. Pictures of animals, plants and objects: Twemoji, CC BY 4.0.